Brandon Hopper
Cincinnati,OH
Summary
Results-driven E2E QA Lead at Deloitte with expertise in automated testing and agile methodologies. Adept at defect management and effective communication, mentoring teams to enhance quality metrics and streamline CI/CD processes for enterprise software initiatives.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
E2E QA Lead
Deloitte
Cincinnati, OH
2024.12 - 2025.12
- Scaled automation frameworks to reduce test execution cycles from by 50%
- Collaborated with developers to identify and resolve software defects.
- Supervised a team of QA Engineers in executing all phases of testing activities.
- Managed testing team to ensure product compliance with specifications.
- Directed cross-functional teams to deliver test strategies aligned with product milestones and agile ceremonies.
- Mentored engineers on automation best practices, exploratory testing, and quality metrics reporting.
- Contract work for Kroger.
- Contract work for TD Bank
Software Developer (Quality Engineer)
PNC Bank
Remote
2021.04 - 2024.12
- Developed automated test cases for UI and API using Selenium, Karate, Cucumber, and SQL database validations.
- Participated in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and sprint reviews.
- Executed smoke and regression test suites, reported defects via ALM, and generated Cucumber reports.
- Mentored junior developers on best practices in software development.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to enhance system functionalities.
QA Consultant
Tek Conexxion
Remote
2020.12 - 2021.04
- Created end-to-end test automation for UI/API using Gherkin and Selenium.
- Reported and tracked bugs using ALM; maintained test coverage and regression reports.
- PNC Contract work.
Software Developer in Test
Losant IoT
Cincinnati, OH
2019.08 - 2020.11
- Built and maintained automated test suites using Nightwatch.js for CI/CD pipelines on Google Cloud.
- Conducted cross-browser testing and defect triage using Jira; maintained test traceability matrix.
- Developed automated test scripts for IoT application features.
- Designed and executed test plans for software releases.
- Collaborated with developers to resolve software defects.
Consultant (Software Developer)
Sogeti USA / GE Aviation & Military
Cincinnati, OH
2018.10 - 2019.08
- For GE Military: Preprocessed data with Pandas for TensorFlow training.
- For GE Aviation: Supported engineering team and created endpoints for microservices.
Education
M.S. - Cyber security
Tiffin University
Tiffin, OH05.2026
B.A. - Political Science
Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH05.2012
Skills
- Cyber security fundamentals
- Automated testing
- Agile methodologies
- Effective communication
- Defect management
- Continuous integration systems
- Test case design
- Test data management
- Test strategy development
- Test automation expertise
Awards
- Certified Tester Foundation Level, https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-software-testing-qualifications-board-astqb/
- Python and Data Analysis, https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/verify/CS8XSFWU9ZCF
- Data Visualizations with Python, https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/verify/7VETNDWK6GZ3
- Python and Data Science, https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/verify/ADM3Z9VUR5NU
Languages
- Python
- Java
- Javascript
Frameworks Tools
- React JS
- Playwright
- Git
- Docker
- SQL
- CI/CD
- Nightwatch
- Selenium
- Karate
Timeline
E2E QA Lead
Deloitte
2024.12 - 2025.12
Software Developer (Quality Engineer)
PNC Bank
2021.04 - 2024.12
QA Consultant
Tek Conexxion
2020.12 - 2021.04
Software Developer in Test
Losant IoT
2019.08 - 2020.11
Consultant (Software Developer)
Sogeti USA / GE Aviation & Military
2018.10 - 2019.08
M.S. - Cyber security
Tiffin University
B.A. - Political Science
Xavier University